Is Anorith Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Rock/Bug fossil from Hoenn. Armaldo at 40 has strong physical Attack. AbilityBattle Armor blocks crits. The physical/special split helps: Bug is properly physical now on individual moves.
Anorith resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Anorith trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Anorith has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Armaldo resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Armaldo has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Armaldo trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Fossil
Anorith can be revived from a fossil obtained in Oreburgh City. Revive Claw Fossil. Revive from Claw Fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum. Found in the Underground after obtaining the National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Oreburgh Gate (basement)
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- LV 31RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 55NormalCrush ClawPower 75Accuracy 95%PP 10
- LV 61BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Anorith to Armaldo
Anorith evolves into Armaldo at Level 40. Your Anorith should hit Level 40 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40RockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5Victory Road
- LV 73BugX-ScissorPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Anorith in Diamond & Pearl
Anorith comes from a Claw Fossil rather than the wild. Hand the fossil to the Oreburgh lab and it revives at level 20, one per fossil you manage to unearth Underground.
1 location to catch Anorith
How to Obtain Anorith in DP
- Step 2Evolve into ArmaldoBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Anorith egg.
How to Get Shiny Anorith in Diamond & Pearl
Anorith restores from the Claw Fossil, though a shiny is quicker to breed via the Masuda Method. Compare Shiny Anorith odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Anorith Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Anorith preloaded.
Anorith Weakness
Anorith's Rock/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Rock, and Steel. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Anorith Weak Against
Vulnerable
Anorith Evolutions
Anorith is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Armaldo. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Anorith. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Anorith with 21 breeding partners from the Water 3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Cross Poison, Knock Off, Rapid Spin and 4 more to offspring.
DP Anorith Best Moveset
95 Attack is strong for an unevolved Rock/Bug, and AbilityBattle Armor blocks critical hits. But 50 in most other stats and Bug/Rock typing with 4x Water weakness leave the moveset too fragile. Evolve to Armaldo.
Best Build
Anorith best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide
- Protect
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Cross Poison and Knock Off on Anorith. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from X-Scissor and Rock Slide, they expand what Anorith can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
30 of 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
A Pokémon ancestor that was reanimated from a fossil. It lived in the sea and hunted with claws.
Anorith Diamond & Pearl Guide
Revive from Claw Fossil at the Oreburgh Mining Museum. Found in the Underground after obtaining the National Dex. Anorith is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
Yes. Anorith is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Anorith becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Anorith has 355 BST and evolves into Armaldo. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Anorith as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Jolly on Anorith. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Anorith appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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